INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Air India intends to accelerate its $400-million cabin repair strategy and wishes to offer improved customer experience on its Europe and
the United States flights from the 2nd half of 2024, Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson said on Monday
Wilson is supervising the improvement of the airline that experienced the repair of grounded airplane, ramp-up in employing, and launch of
6 Airbus A350 airplanes, which become part of the 470 aircraft order at a market price of $70 billion, would sign up with the fleet this
The mega airplane order will be moneyed through a mix of internal accruals, equity and financial obligation, and leaseback mode
The Tata group, which acquired Air India last year, has actually embeded in process the debt consolidation of all its airline companies
Vistara will be combined into Air India and approval of antitrust authorities is underway
The group has actually likewise decided to maintain Air India as a single full-service brand but will maintain and celebrate Vistaras
heritage in some type, the CEO
Air India, which has appointed a UK-based specialist for a brand name transformation, will maintain its well known Maharaja mascot, too
Maharaja is among the lots of possessions of Air India as a repercussion of its 90 years history
It is well-known and loved in India
It will become part of Air Indias future
Exactly how I cant state, Wilson stated
A complete refurbishment of the existing wide-body item is underway
We must see the first aircraft (with reconditioned cabin) in service by June or July of 2024
We would like to speed up the procedure as fast as possible
There is regulatory, engineering, and physical manufacture of seats ..
time restraints we cant work around
I can state with confidence that by the second half of 2024 with new aircraft and with the refurbishment of aircraft, it will be a very
various experience when you fly Air India wide-body airplanes, he informed reporters
Wilson said the airline company has actually made a good stride in repairing and changing broken seats, cushions, and drapes in the existing
wide-body aircraft, such as Boeing 777 and 787 airplanes
The in-flight entertainment system in service class cabins of these airplanes, too, has been made functional
While Boeing 777 airplanes fly to North America, the 787 aircraft are released to Europe, East Asia, and Australia
While Air India is benefitting from decreased competitors on India-US paths, it has actually been required to cancel some flights due to the
fact that of the non-availability of the crew
Wilson stated the airline company is inducting 500 team every month and is confident that this will serve the airlines expansion needs
In the short-term, the airline company is also looking for expatriate pilots and Indians dealing with overseas airlines
In reaction to a question, Wilson stated that the airline company has reviewed its alcohol service policy after an on-board urination
occurrence and encouraged the team to report cases
He stated there are alcohol-related events occurring everyday with travelers taking in beverages prior to boarding or consuming from their
own duty-free bottles on board.
